Posted in: Building Language Building Language: Facadism

Facadism. Our next preservation related Building Language term, in honor of Preservation Month, is facadism. The term facadism occurs when a construction project “saves” the historic façade (or front) of a structure, but demolishes the...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Rather than Tear it Down…

Sunday Prayers this week shows a property that looks comparable to others you may currently find on the oddly named “Rebuild Indy” demolition list. Rather than demolition, however, prayers were answered when this property was...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers Answered: New Jersey Street, 2000 block

Thinking about the current issue we face with demolitions on the docket for Indianapolis got me thinking about other eras that did mass destruction to the city. We lost a LOT of amazing architecture between...

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Posted in: Sunday Prayers Sunday Prayers: Thomas Taggart Memorial

Sunday Prayers- Thomas Taggart Memorial, Riverside Park Sticking to this month’s “Political” theme, I had to play this one again, Sam. There are plenty of buildings in our fair metropolis that are prayer-worthy, but at...

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